Former Hurst Park Primary School, Hurst Road, West Molesey, Surrey KT8 1QW Data via plota.co.uk

2025/2581 - Surrey County Council Regulation 3 Approved

Proposal

Registration of application to Surrey County Council under Regulation 3: Demolition of existing primary school buildings and erection of new part single part two storey school building with associated parking, access improvements and landscaping. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2025
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Approved
19 Dec 2025

Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 8

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 86 m away: Platt's Eyot; Inside the West Molesey built-up area; Heritage at risk about 86 m away: Platt's Eyot, Hampton; Flood defence about 46 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Green belt about 67 m away: London; Air quality management area about 67 m away: Richmond AQMA; National infrastructure project about 1938 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Elmbridge
Application type
Surrey County Council Regulation 3
Postcode
KT8 1QW
Received
23 Sept 2025
Validated
23 Sept 2025
Ward
Molesey East WardMolesey West Ward
Decision
Surrey County Council Regulation 3 Approval Subject to Conditions
Decision date
19 Dec 2025

How this decision compares

Decided in 87 days from validation, 37 days slower than Elmbridge's median of 50 for other. Approved, as 95% of other here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
2,204decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in Elmbridge to go on. Elmbridge decision record →

Elmbridge
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#247 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Elmbridge ranks #195 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Elmbridge is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Elmbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #277 of 296
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #281 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #195 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #178 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
195 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
32 decided
1,358
Total decisions
314 refused in the year to March 2026